CHAPTER 1917
Space and Occupancy Requirements

1917.01      Potable water supply.

1917.02      Hot water.

1917.03      Plumbing fixtures.

1917.04      Plumbing fixtures in rooming houses.

1917.05      Plumbing fixture connections to sewer lines.

1917.06      Privies not permitted.

1917.07      Heating facilities.

1917.08      Electrical service.

1917.09      Cooking facilities.

1917.10      Communal cooking and dining facilities.

1917.11     Refrigerated space.

1917.12      Means of egress.

1917.13    Maintenance of plumbing fixtures.

1917.14    Maintenance of plumbing systems.

1917.15    Installation of heating equipment.

1917.16      Venting of heating equipment.

1917.17    Maintenance and operation of heating equipment.

1917.18      Storage of fuels.

1917.19      Maintenance of electrical wiring and devices.

1917.20      Dwelling unit space.

1917.21      Ceiling height.

1917.22      Sleeping room space.

1917.23      Rooming unit space.

1917.24      Basement dwelling unit.

1917.25      Sleeping space in cellars.

1917.26     Natural light in habitable room.

1917.27      Light in nonhabitable space.

1917.28    Light in public halls and stairways.

1917.29      Electric outlets.

1917.30      Electric fixtures in bathroom.

1917.31      Ventilation in habitable rooms.

1917.32      Ventilation in bathrooms.

1917.98     Severability.

CROSS REFERENCES

         Sewer connections - see S. U. & P. S. 931.02

         Utilities generally - see S. U. & P. S. Ch. 927

         Sanitation requirements - see GEN. OFF. Ch. 521,

          HLTH. Ch. 1775

1917.01 POTABLE WATER SUPPLY.

   (a)   Every dwelling, dwelling unit, and rooming house shall be supplied with a potable water supply.

   (b)   There shall be adequate water supply and pressure at all installed hot and cold water outlets.

   (c)   During interruption of potable water supply, every dwelling, dwelling unit, and rooming house shall be supplied with one gallon per person per day of potable water.

(Ord. 2022-4-26. Passed 4-13-22; Ord. 2023-9-82. Passed 9-27-23.)

1917.02 HOT WATER.

          Every dwelling, dwelling unit, and rooming house shall have an adequate supply of hot water that is properly connected to plumbing fixtures requiring hot water.

(Ord. 2022-4-26. Passed 4-13-22; Ord. 2023-9-82. Passed 9-27-23.)

1917.03 PLUMBING FIXTURES.

          (a)   Within every dwelling unit there shall be the following plumbing fixtures:

              (1) Kitchen sink, and

               (2) Toilet, and

               (3) Bathtub or shower, and

               (4) Lavatory.

   (b)   Kitchen sinks, bathtubs, showers, and lavatories shall be properly connected to both hot and cold water lines.

(Ord. 2022-4-26. Passed 4-13-22; Ord. 2023-9-82. Passed 9-27-23.)

1917.04 PLUMBING FIXTURES IN ROOMING HOUSES.

       (a)   In every rooming house the following minimum plumbing fixtures are required for each multiple of ten (10) males, or fraction thereof, and for each multiple of ten (10) females or fraction thereof:

               (1) Toilet, and

               (2) Bathtub or shower, and

              (3) Lavatory.

   (b)   Bathtubs, showers, and lavatories shall be properly connected to both hot and cold water lines.

   (c)   All fixtures shall be so located as to be accessible to the occupant of each rooming unit, sharing the use of such facilities, without going through a dwelling unit or rooming unit of another occupant.

   (d)   Where sleeping accommodations are arranged as a dormitory, the same plumbing fixtures are required as in the ratios stated in subsection (a) above.

   (e)   Where toilet rooms are provided for the exclusive use of males, urinals may be substituted for not more than one-third (1/3) of the required number of toilets.

(Ord. 2022-4-26. Passed 4-13-22; Ord. 2023-9-82. Passed 9-27-23.)